Casey and Ben Affleck

Casey and Ben Affleck

AFP

It might have initially been tough to escape the shadow of a famous big brother like Ben Affleck, but versatile actor Casey Affleck, left, has carved out a distinct identity of his own. In 2007 he nabbed an Oscar nomination for his role supporting Brad Pitt in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." But Casey remains close to his big bro, appearing with him in Ben's films "Gone Baby Gone," "Chasing Amy" and "Good Will Hunting."

It might have initially been tough to escape the shadow of a famous big brother like Ben Affleck, but versatile actor Casey Affleck, left, has carved out a distinct identity of his own. In 2007 he nabbed an Oscar nomination for his role supporting Brad Pitt in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." But Casey remains close to his big bro, appearing with him in Ben's films "Gone Baby Gone," "Chasing Amy" and "Good Will Hunting." (AFP)

It might have initially been tough to escape the shadow of a famous big brother like Ben Affleck, but versatile actor Casey Affleck, left, has carved out a distinct identity of his own. In 2007 he nabbed an Oscar nomination for his role supporting Brad Pitt in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." But Casey remains close to his big bro, appearing with him in Ben's films "Gone Baby Gone," "Chasing Amy" and "Good Will Hunting."